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• DEM Party to hold an extraordinary meeting today 

  DEM Party said "We will overthrow your conspiracies" regarding the verdicts in the Kobanê Case. The party decided to convene extraordinarily.
• Court announces verdict in Kobanê Trial 

  The court is announcing the verdict in the Kobanê Trial against 108 politicians.
• François Hollande: Paris massacre in 2013 was an operation of the Turkish state 

  Former French President François Hollande called the 2013 massacre of three Kurdish women revolutionaries in Paris "an operation" in which the Turkish state intervened.
• Imprisoned politicians do not attend the Kobanê Trial 

  Sixteen of the imprisoned politicians did not attend the final hearing of the Kobanê Trial. The hearing was adjourned to 14.30 after the first statements.
• ‘Biji Rojava’ mural in Bologna 

  Italian and internationalist writers painted a mural in Bologna, saying: "Rojava teaches us that an alternative to the national bloody state and patriarchal system is possible."
• Sinn Féin MP: Öcalan should be released 

  Mazlum Dinç, one of the lawyers of Asrın Law Office, met with Sinn Féin MP Francie Molloy, who said that his party's attitude towards Öcalan is clear. "Öcalan should be released."
• Situation of Öcalan discussed at Aragon Parliament 

  The Commission for Citizen Appearances and Human Rights of the parliament of the Cortes de Aragon, in the Spanish State, discussed the situation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Verdict of Kobanê Trial expected today 

  The Kobanê Trial is expected to be concluded today with the pronunciation of the verdict.
• Activists on vigil in Geneva celebrate Kurdish Language Day 

  In the ongoing demonstration for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Geneva, activists celebrated the Kurdish Language Day on 15 May.
• DEM Party deputies meet with representatives of political parties in Vienna 

  A delegation of DEM Party deputies met with many political parties and non-governmental organisations in Vienna.
• DEM Party delegation holds diplomatic talks in Germany 

  A DEM Party delegation headed by co-chair Tülay Hatimoğulları is holding diplomatic talks in Germany.
• Police take at least 31 people into custody in Istanbul and Izmir 

  At least 31 people were taken into custody in Istanbul and Izmir. Among those detained is a DEM Party executive.
• Deputies and senators from the Spanish State send letter to CPT president asking to act for Öcalan  

  Deputies and senators of different political parties in the Spanish State Parliament, as well as deputies in the autonomous parliaments, sent a letter to the president of the CPT.
• International Symposium on Political Prisoners in London 

  The Kurdish People's Assembly in London will organize a symposium on political prisoners. The main speaker will be the lawyer of Abdulllah Öcalan.
• 151 detained in police intervention in protest demonstrations in Yerevan 

  Police in Armenia announced the detention of 151 demonstrators who tried to block roads in the capital Yerevan on Monday morning in protest against the government's decision to cede territory to Azerbaijan as part of peace talks.
• ‘Kobanê Trial will affect the future of the country’ 

  A group of 159 academics, writers, MPs and lawyers demanded the release of those imprisoned in the Kobanê Trial and said, "This case will affect the future of the country."
• DEM Party deputies hold public meeting in Vienna 

  DEM Party Van MP Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit and Antalya MP Saruhan Oluç spoke about the latest developments in Turkey and North Kurdistan after the 31 March local elections.
• DEM Party delegation meets Graz mayor  

  DEM Party MP Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit was part of the delegation that met with Graz mayor Elke Kahr. The MP gave information about the Imralı isolation and local elections.
• Dr. Driver: Justice is being destroyed in Imralı before the eyes of the world 

  Reading University Lecturer Dr. Deepa Driver criticized the silence of international organizations against the isolation and said: "Not only is a leader wanted to be buried alive in Imrali, but justice is being destroyed in front of the eyes of the world.
• Young women march in Stuttgart, demanding “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan” 

  Young women organised a march in Stuttgart for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, from whom no news has been received for the last three years.
• Ömer Öcalan: If isolation does not end, there will be no solution 

  DEM Party MP Ömer Öcalan said, "The solution lies in ending the isolation. When Mr Öcalan speaks, the way for a solution opens."
• Journalist Celal Başlangıç laid to rest in Cologne 

  Journalist Celal Başlangıç was laid to rest in Cologne. Many people from his family and circle of friends, from the media, politics and civil society bid him farewell for the last time.
• DEM Party: There can be no normalisation by excluding oppressed peoples and identities 

  Remarking that the court decision on the Kobanê Conspiracy Case will be important, DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan said, "There can be no real normalisation or détente by excluding the oppressed peoples and different identities living in Turkey."
• Voters in Iran go to the polls for the second round 

  90 candidates are competing for 45 seats in the second round of the elections held on 1 March.
• Iranian forces kills another kolbar  

  Iranian forces killed another kolbar on the border between Southern and Eastern Kurdistan.